| H5 III.i.6 | [King Henry to all] imitate the action of the tiger |
| Ham III.ii.17 | [Hamlet to Players] Suit the action to the word, the word to the action |
| Ham III.iv.129 | [Hamlet to Ghost] with this piteous action |
| JC III.ii.223 | [Antony to all] I have neither wit, not words, nor worth, / Action, nor utterance ... / To stir men's blood |
| KJ IV.ii.191 | [Hubert to King John, of the people hearing of Arthur's death] he that hears makes fearful action, / With wrinkled brows, with nods, with rolling eyes |
| Luc.1433 | [of Trojan mothers in a painting of Troy] to their hope they such odd action yield |
| Mac V.i.28 | [Gentlewoman to Doctor, of Lady Macbeth washing her hands] It is an accustomed action with her |
| MW IV.v.109 | [Falstaff to Mistress Quickly, of his escape from Ford] my counterfeiting the action of an old woman |
| TS induction.1.108 | [Lord to Servingman, of his Page dressed as a woman] Tell him ... / He bear himself with honourable action |
| TS induction.1.130 | [Lord alone, of his Page] I know the boy will well usurp the grace, / Voice, gait, and action of a gentlewoman |